Re:Dozens of Companies Are Using Facebook to Exclude Older W...
by gaius on Thursday December 21, 2017 @12:35AM
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I'm talking completely about the company's own interests
The mistake is this: the interests of the company and the interests of its management are not always the same thing.
Sure, the company would be better off in the long term with experienced workers producing quality working sustainable 40-hour weeks. But in the short term, Jo(e) Manager can earn his or her bonus by burning some cheap people out with 80-hour weeks, then just getting fresh ones in.
The mistake is this: the interests of the company and the interests of its management are not always the same thing.
Sure, the company would be better off in the long term with experienced workers producing quality working sustainable 40-hour weeks. But in the short term, Jo(e) Manager can earn his or her bonus by burning some cheap people out with 80-hour weeks, then just getting fresh ones in.